Northern Ireland happiest place in UK says ONS

[Stat Brother]

Or alternatively, the Irish are happier filling out pointless questionaires.

Four questions to monitor personal well-being in the UK were asked:

Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?
Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?
Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday?
Overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday?
People were asked to rate the questions 0-10, where 0 was "not at all" and 10 was "completely".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24635183

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

They still have communities, beautiful unspoiled countryside, affordable property prices & low cost of living, low rates of immigration.

These things definitely contribute to overall wellbeing

There is a lot less of trying to kill each other too - that would make me feel things had improved significantly.

 

[yxee]

Conclusion: someone is over-funding the ONS.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

It's all hearts and flowers until a man in a balaclava comes round and shoots you in the kneecaps for selling heroin to kids.

 

[Gordon the Gopher]

My mum and dad live in Enniskillen. Has to be said I love it over there and everyone seems a lot more friendlier and happier. Would move over there in an instant if it wasn't for the weather and the increased distance every other Saturday.

Up the Mallards!

 

[Norman Potting]

Or alternatively, the Irish are happier filling out pointless questionaires.

Four questions to monitor personal well-being in the UK were asked:

Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?
Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?
Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday?
Overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday?
People were asked to rate the questions 0-10, where 0 was "not at all" and 10 was "completely".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24635183

I wonder how may "not at alls" they got?

 

[Stat Brother]

It's all hearts and flowers until a man in a balaclava comes round and shoots you in the kneecaps for selling heroin to kids.

Some might say that can only add to the happiness.

Although I guess being kneecapped for not being the right person selling heroin, or selling it to the 'wrong' kids takes the edge off it a little.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Or alternatively, the Irish are happier filling out pointless questionaires.

Four questions to monitor personal well-being in the UK were asked:

Overall, how satisfied are you with your life nowadays?
Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile?
Overall, how happy did you feel yesterday?
Overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday?
People were asked to rate the questions 0-10, where 0 was "not at all" and 10 was "completely".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24635183

That is the most retarded thing I've ever seen!

To try and summarise something as complex and subjective as human happiness in the first place I find absurd, but to do it in 4 questions on a scale of 1 to 10 makes it look like a primary school project.

I wonder what their sample size was

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

I guess for a change the previous day wasn't a cold, wet and windy one and the national side didn't lose to Andorra or some other European minnow